Headlight



Dec. 16, 1930.

G. A. THQM HEADEIGHT Filed Sept. 16. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet Dec. 16, 1930.v G. A. THOM 1,785,332

HEADLIGHT Filed Sept. 16. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/y/aavfi I i i 'l hisinventihn. ilfs ef ul improvements inhe'adlights and' more par'ticularly to vehicle-headlights; 1 a

g g g i F cOIlyOf thelobjeets' of my invention the} E I a: ":5 provisionof; a yehiCle; headlight 1 which? i gravity controlled: so thatregardless-of the i position of the Vehicleithe rays fr m theheadE lightwill be. directed atjthe' p'roper angle "in advance of; the, ehicle;and: will 'always hev maintained in a propenjplane so as notto-directithe glare into theeyes of the driven of anapproaohing'vehicle;-i 1 v Another objeetof myinvention 1 vision of a headlightwhiehwhileypartioular Y 1y designed fornse as arvehieleheadlighhf can belisedflfor ;Various jothei"ipnrposes land means is. providedwforjpreventing trembling or shaking .ofthe headlight when the vehiclepasses? over"-rbugh and funevenl roads, but

muses the headlight toprojectan. even and -clear light in advanceofthevehicleg A further object of my invention: is. l the I provision ofafvehicle headlight wherein the body is pivotally supported andconnected by means a of adjustable links, to a suspended weight wherebythe weight? will 1 swing as'a pendulum and through the link-connectionto} the headlight will 'caiise the light to readily adjiist itself in:acoordanc'efwith the position of the Vehicle, so' as 'to'reflect therays of light directly in the for-ward path oflthewehicle as required athe inventionconsists sin-the novel features pointed A of constructionthe combinationanderrange- I'nent ofjoartshereinafter'niore filllj set'forth,

out in the claims andjshown inthe acic'ompanying drawings wherein? FFigure 3 is: a iew similar to FignreQ, show-;

. ing' the manner in which thefheadlight may Figure 1 is 'a front 1elevation of light c' nstructed in aeeordance with be readily adjustedwith respectfto its slip lsame in its normal position; 7*

-Figur'e t odifie'd" form of s. the invention "showing the J R erringma. The-link; 14,

i m inwhereby 'tospermit 'free niovement of the link "s a t de61mmg re-snny v enement finesse: gings, it will he noted thatgl have illustratedthe usualstandardlojlfj the headlight which supports at-its upperend,a'bracket comgaris.

ingmertical;par allel1 portions 2 andj arjcuate" 7 armsi gthe headlightet-being pivotallysupported'between the upper. ends ofthe-arms;

Tl ieihadlight & maybe of the conventional typeorfanyspecial type-with;a light bulb J5Qand-transparentlens,6. o ;}-Betw.e6 I;thej1pper ends ofte parallelpon,

'tionsi2,}l provide agtransyerse piniq7 upon V i whichf lis,rotatablywmounteda collar v.8; iAt: taehed'to the eolla'rjgS at'itsintermediatepor tionisane'rm 9,;'nonmally'positioned'inalyert'icalqpl-anelgandehavingsuspended.- from its lower end a counter-balanceweight-l0whieh is moVablebetweenthefvertioalportionsi2 as illustrated. vt q 1 J j 1 1 EXtendingdownwardly from, the lower 1 portion of theheadlight 4 is a'perforated lugllycarrying a pin 12., The .headlight i lis connectedtothearin 9 :by meansof theli'nli's y-fOheiend zof the g u Jer' -en'dofithe arm-9whilethe other end is mikeisstoaneaathe soforin'edwith an elongated slot 15 adapted,- to

V one enciieon neoted itogthe *aim: 9llhelow its pivot poi'nt and spaced'frol'n" .ithe' connection of the link13 withthef arm 9.

lre'c'eivethepin'm to'perm it a ce'rtaini'a nount r loffifneniovementofthe 1ink:13,relative-the The'other end of the linkl is provided withanelongated slot 616.:fto v-rec'eive. the pin/12 .14 relative 'thezpiniiIt willfbenoted'thatthe dines downwardly attits,iiorward end tit/11 6vpi-11512.will r neve towardthe'innerefidbf the '1 slot 16in the'link'14, but'when the headlight} isiniits normal hdrizontal position asshown;- inFigure 2,fthepin 12 is?inthe onter endsiofi the slots 15 and16; Wh'enfthe machine inelin; "the 'efii ri '12 raven newer-my nee i thonte end *bff the causingthe r ys cifronith light td b'e" directed f inthe prdp'er-pcsiticir,npcnP the roadway in;

-advanceof theifiehielez V a the ehicle' iSItraVelingw 3G e a Will benoted-thatas the irehicle m,

1 1 I "e-th'e b'iiter end of the islet 1ewin mpvemwarg1 the 11111251'endloi the sldt15 andithefpbsitionV etthe'p i'n relativefithe slbt'sj"reversed-when grade 1 as shewnjin Fi ure 3;"t'liusm" light .on' thesainwpl *Phave pr evid ed a lelan d inexpensive de-T lightsth t arepivetafly meuntedfnpbn their sup o tingmeans:

"ward 6f the pivot point"- or trnnniontn cbn i enema isin'ounted,and-the-bottofrr-ed'ge; at

"its mouth, is cut away, as shown, wh'erehythe; raysof lightwill'befdefl'ected at aside-angle,

so ias to [in sn're' the-rhad hein gffnlly illum- 'Fnrthermorey W11b'eoama aa will shield the rays from an oncomingvehicl'ef idl -fiver?and" cwin'g to the factithatwthefi links rand defleeter arei cleselyassociated a'lehg the;

H .assst i1 lain i e h a lQFW-Ith th: vehicle-l"? .3 V

l The forminclndes the standard 1" carrying thesupportingarms for theheadlightfwhich includethezparallel portions 2.- Pivctallymonntedbetween the parallel p01- tions is the balance-weight 10 attached to thearm'9" which in'tnr QfP F ZJE v r i-hg d6wnwardl3fifro x'ri theheadlight is; a perforated liigxll carrying a 'p in 12,; Thelugllis'inovably connected with is pivcted upon the ll he vnuteriend 0f thelinks, 13' and'14' are a which" permit -slijdingl;:mo vement of thelinks wi r g r to th 'p nil25 ur ing h t lti alight, tiltdownwardly'fremits herizental lewthe pin' 121ahd p'i-Vetah'ImOLi'Iited'iiPOn on witlilerspeetf te the yehicle; 1 thus this fe'rwartending ipertion is can) 175' V Thiseain -is prbvided withan; arcuateslot 18 in its maper p'ortion and' witha straight inprovided with longidlu din'alv slots 15 and'16' Q the camfthns?prvid'ing '-a receiving!pocket for the pi-n12 scjz'that when the headlight 4 is in itsn'crmalposition as shown in- Fig- 'ure'f4; .the" m-will {he Within; this pocketand n'g fthheadlight-against Q e ca'nr L7 emanated thronghthe-niove- 15mheadlight by ineans efa link-20, en ma Oi? whichiszpiwiot'alfly:cennected-t the iip'per portion ofth can] andthe otherend 7 pivotally 'connected to" the up er: endef the m ebe p rent immthebove that-I have" pr0Yided ajsin1ple and-inexpensive med ificatien'otsmy? improved headlight wherein 5 wherein the fieadli'ghVmay geitheradjust ed-through the action-t6the weight 105 01' may hem-amine"adjusted :bygrasping the V H g g I 7 ifingerpiece 21which is attached totheimder th thefho'od form'a'ti'on'bf the headlight 4; it

surface of stheheadli-ght andllla: convenient tateetaa hamas forivotline' d'fthe hi'ngedhack-rear Cohen; :the said allyz:"snjipcrtihg;the;=headlight, Cotm'ter:

balance weight pivbtallyz'mounted :below the I rays will function in anefficient 'mann'er, if-

1 "incitement 'tftheiheadlighewhen the 'vehicle willpreventithefheadlightfront chathil th v ehicle' is ra nelin'g (in sub}he'adlightiand linksfforming a direct coiihectibn a between the-weighttheheadlight for normally. maintaining the headlight in the}saihefgeneralplane: asthe vehielez:

2. In a vehicle headlight, spaced supiportingiarfns; means for? pi'otall-y' niounting 'ithe fihead'li ght'between saida'rnisya-weightpivotally meunted;heneafli the-headlight; and. linkmembers having one of their 'en ds slidably nection with the weight',witlr the ends otsaid' 'and iiivotally'ccnneeteddirectly tothe head- 7night,- and 'the other eilds-having 'pivotal c0nlinksjen'a nged uponoppositeieides"oii' the I pivotpoint.

" nections with the pin carried by the lug.

4. In a headlight, the,shell of which is jr V .f hood formationandfof'proportionategreat;

- length forward-jot the lamp deflector,,trunf nione extending from.the' hood, spa ced sup porting arms'for the tmnnions,a'weight .pivotally mounted beneath the headlight, and

"link members each having-one of their ends consiin slidahlyvand*pivotellyconnected direct to headlight and the othei' ends havingpivotal connection with the weight, the ends qf i said links arrangeduponoppositesideshof the pivot point.

In testimonythet I cl eiim lthe. foregoing- I have hereunto set my'hand'atMilWeukee, in the countyof Milwankeeend State of Wi g V r I GUSEEAVAJTHQMQQ f

